10 Interesting Facts about Love

kangyj December 1, 2014

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7. Love = mental disorder?: individuals reported to be in love have chemical similarities with patients diagnosed with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder; early, elated stages of love (a.k.a. the “honeymoon phase”) result in lower levels of serotonin (happiness, well-being, mood) and higher levels of cortisol (the stress hormone).

This can potentially explain why individuals act, feel, or present themselves in out-of-character ways when falling in love with/are emotionally involved with a significant other.

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